DECEMBER 2009

 

1.     CLEVELAND HEIGHTS POLICE DEPARTMENT will be increasing their surveillance of the traffic on Mayfield Rd, and the intersections of Cedar-Lee, Cedar-Fairmount and Noble-Woodview from now through September 2010. According to the 10/15/09 article by Lindsay Betz in the Sun Press, the city received a $41,485.00 “High Visibility Grant” from the Ohio Department of Public Safety.  The goals are to increase seat belt use and decrease motor vehicle accidents caused by alcohol use. 
 
2.     NOBLE ROAD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH has been featured in the Plain Dealer because of Reverend Francis Miller and member and native Liberian Isaac Monah’s trip to Nigeria to build a Dougbe River Presbyterian School there.  To find out more about the trip, upcoming presentation and how you can contribute to their effort, click here.
 
3.     THE CENSUS IS COMING and is still hiring people to help. An accurate count will affect our community for a decade. The census determines federal funding, political representation, the allocation of human services and locations of new hospitals, roads, transit, schools, etc. If you belong to a non-profit that wants to help with the census, you can find out more information here.
 
4.     RTA IS PLANNING ROUTE CHANGES that will strongly impact our community. If the plan goes through, buses #9, #7 and #32 will no longer go any further west than the University Circle Rapid station. This means that anyone working at the Cleveland Clinic, downtown or in many University Circle institutions will now have to transfer to a second bus.  This will also affect students attending Cleveland State or Tri-C.
 
Does this mean anything to you if you don’t ride the bus? Yes, access to public transportation is part of a desirable and sustainable community.  Having to take two buses to get to work will motivate people to drive to work instead of using RTA. The more cars, the more congestion, pollution and difficulty finding a place to park for everyone.
 
What you can do:
 
·         CH Mayor Ed Kelley is the Vice President on RTA Board of Trustees . So, please contact him to let him know your concerns: 216-291-4756 (Voice Mail) 216-315-4616 (cell #)
mayorkelley@clvhts.com
·         The public hearing in Cleveland Heights will be held at the Community Center One Monticello Blvd on Wednesday, Jan. 6th from 5:00pm - 7:00pm.  According to the RTA website, anyone who signs in before the scheduled end of the meeting will be permitted to speak.
·         And, according to the RTA website “If you are unable to attend any of the hearings, written comments may also be e-mailed to public-comment@gcrta.org. You can also send your comments to RTA, Marketing and Communications Dept., 1240 W. 6th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113. Comments on the fare and service proposal will be accepted until January 21, 2010.”